Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced Monday that Kansas utilities would no longer have to get a portion of their electrical power from renewable energy sources. This announcement was the end of a struggle against the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard or RPS.

The RPS previously mandated that 20% of a utility's energy needed to come from renewable energy. The RPS also gave an indefinite property tax for wind energy. The proposed law has made the mandate optional and the property tax exemption a 10 year plan only.

The RPS was intended to allow renewable energy to grow as a business without directly involving the government. This decision may have larger implications than just Kansas. Other state RPS may be at risk of coming under the same challenges, but as of now industry insiders saw this is unlikely.